Dictionary of problem words and expressions. Harry Shaw. 1975.
complement / compliment — Complement means to supplement or make complete : Their two personalities complement each other. Compliment means to praise or congratulate : She received a compliment on her sense of fashion … Confused words
complement / compliment — Complement means to supplement or make complete : Their two personalities complement each other. Compliment means to praise or congratulate : She received a compliment on her sense of fashion … Confused words
complement - compliment — These words can both be used as verbs or nouns. When they are used as verbs, they are pronounced . When they are used as nouns, they are pronounced . ◊ complement If one thing complements another, they increase each other s good qualities when… … Useful english dictionary
complement, compliment — The words come from the same Latin root, complere, meaning to fill up, but have long had separate meanings. Compliment means to praise. Complement has stayed closer to the original meaning: it means to fill out or make whole. As such, it… … Dictionary of troublesome word
complement, compliment — The words come from the same Latin root, complere, meaning to fill up, but have long had separate meanings. Compliment means to praise. Complement has stayed closer to the original meaning: it means to fill out or make whole. As such, it… … Dictionary of troublesome word
complement — complement, compliment, complementary, complimentary 1. Complement and compliment each function as noun and verb; in pronunciation they are largely indistinguishable except that in the verbal function compliment has a fuller i sound in its second … Modern English usage
compliment — complement, compliment, complementary, complimentary 1. Complement and compliment each function as noun and verb; in pronunciation they are largely indistinguishable except that in the verbal function compliment has a fuller i sound in its second … Modern English usage
compliment — See complement, compliment … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
complement — See complement, compliment … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
complement — COMPLEMÉNT, complemente, s.n. 1. Ceea ce se adaugă la ceva spre a l întregi; complinire. 2. Parte secundară a propoziţiei care determină un verb, un adjectiv sau un adverb. 3. Substanţă de natură proteică prezentă în serul normal şi care… … Dicționar Român
